Thomas Welchowski

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 718 citations indexed

About

Thomas Welchowski is a scholar working on Statistics and Probability, Artificial Intelligence and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Welchowski has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 718 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Statistics and Probability, 6 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 5 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Welchowski's work include Statistical Methods and Inference (6 papers), Retinal and Optic Conditions (4 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (3 papers). Thomas Welchowski is often cited by papers focused on Statistical Methods and Inference (6 papers), Retinal and Optic Conditions (4 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (3 papers). Thomas Welchowski collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland. Thomas Welchowski's co-authors include Matthias Schmid, Robert P. Finger, Jeany Q. Li, Frank G. Holz, Matthias M. Mauschitz, Jörg Rahnenführer, Andrea Bommert, Kelly O. Maloney, Richard Mitchell and Moritz Berger and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Welchowski

26 papers receiving 701 citations

Hit Papers

Prevalence and incidence of age-related macular degenerat... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Prevalence and incidence of age-related macular degeneration in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2019 239 citations Jeany Q. Li, Thomas Welchowski et al. British Journal of Ophthalmology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Welchowski Germany 12 356 287 112 79 61 29 718
J.M. García-Campos Spain 14 281 0.8× 184 0.6× 78 0.7× 21 0.3× 30 0.5× 63 854
Zdenka Hašková United States 18 693 1.9× 711 2.5× 180 1.6× 47 0.6× 70 1.1× 49 1.2k
Sieun Lee Canada 18 600 1.7× 636 2.2× 301 2.7× 26 0.3× 48 0.8× 79 1.2k
Ling Yuan China 15 182 0.5× 147 0.5× 122 1.1× 24 0.3× 58 1.0× 38 558
T. Y. Alvin Liu United States 13 361 1.0× 369 1.3× 38 0.3× 52 0.7× 40 0.7× 57 598
Naama Hammel United States 16 814 2.3× 874 3.0× 48 0.4× 162 2.1× 45 0.7× 41 1.2k
Lili Shi China 15 164 0.5× 252 0.9× 154 1.4× 34 0.4× 65 1.1× 54 741
R. N. Weinreb United States 16 947 2.7× 714 2.5× 136 1.2× 30 0.4× 54 0.9× 36 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Welchowski

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All Works

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Doblhammer, Gabriele, et al.. (2025). Dementia as a predictor of palliative care: Uncovering patient patterns based on German claims data. BMC Palliative Care. 24(1). 46–46.
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Welchowski, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness of the online-eLearning program KeepCoool at improving the vaccine cold chain in general practices. PLoS ONE. 19(4). e0301847–e0301847.
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Maintz, Laura, Thomas Welchowski, Nadine Herrmann, et al.. (2023). IL‐13, periostin and dipeptidyl‐peptidase‐4 reveal endotype‐phenotype associations in atopic dermatitis. Allergy. 78(6). 1554–1569. 21 indexed citations
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Müller, Svenja, Thomas Welchowski, Matthias Schmid, et al.. (2023). Development of a clinical algorithm to predict phenotypic switches between atopic dermatitis and psoriasis (the “Flip‐Flop” phenomenon). Allergy. 79(1). 164–173. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Jeany Q., Thomas Welchowski, Matthias Schmid, & Robert P. Finger. (2023). Prevalence and Incidence of Registered Severe Visual Impairment and Blindness Due to Uveitis in Germany. Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 32(5). 735–739. 1 indexed citations
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Welchowski, Thomas, Alexander Sedaghat, Maximilian W. M. Wintergerst, et al.. (2023). Modifications in ocular microperfusion after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 14181–14181. 1 indexed citations
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Güresir, Erdem, Thomas Welchowski, Ági Güresir, et al.. (2022). Delayed Cerebral Ischemia after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: The Results of Induced Hypertension Only after the IMCVS Trial—A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(19). 5850–5850. 8 indexed citations
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Welchowski, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Attitudes of German GP trainees regarding add-on training programs differ if in office or hospital training phase. BMC Medical Education. 22(1). 205–205.
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Sakai, Takashi, Nadine Herrmann, Laura Maintz, et al.. (2021). Altered Serum Phospholipids in Atopic Dermatitis and Association with Clinical Status. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 100092–100092. 10 indexed citations
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Welchowski, Thomas, Kelly O. Maloney, Richard Mitchell, & Matthias Schmid. (2021). Techniques to Improve Ecological Interpretability of Black-Box Machine Learning Models. Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics. 27(1). 175–197. 26 indexed citations
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Bommert, Andrea, Thomas Welchowski, Matthias Schmid, & Jörg Rahnenführer. (2021). Benchmark of filter methods for feature selection in high-dimensional gene expression survival data. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 23(1). 103 indexed citations
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Welchowski, Thomas, Wenming Peng, Natalija Novak, et al.. (2020). Human spermatozoa of male patients with subfertility express the interleukin‐6 receptor. Andrologia. 52(4). e13511–e13511. 12 indexed citations
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Hadjiathanasiou, Alexis, Patrick Schuss, Thomas Welchowski, et al.. (2020). Multiple aneurysms in subarachnoid hemorrhage - identification of the ruptured aneurysm, when the bleeding pattern is not self-explanatory - development of a novel prediction score. BMC Neurology. 20(1). 11 indexed citations
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Li, Jeany Q., Thomas Welchowski, Matthias Schmid, et al.. (2019). Prevalence and incidence of age-related macular degeneration in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 104(8). 1077–1084. 239 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Jeany Q., Thomas Welchowski, Matthias Schmid, Frank G. Holz, & Robert P. Finger. (2019). Incidence of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment in Europe – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ophthalmologica. 242(2). 81–86. 47 indexed citations
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Li, Jeany Q., et al.. (2019). Prevalence, incidence and future projection of diabetic eye disease in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Epidemiology. 35(1). 11–23. 118 indexed citations
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Welchowski, Thomas & Matthias Schmid. (2018). Sparse kernel deep stacking networks. Computational Statistics. 34(3). 993–1014. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Jeany Q., Jan Henrik Terheyden, Thomas Welchowski, et al.. (2018). Prevalence of Retinal Vein Occlusion in Europe: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ophthalmologica. 241(4). 183–189. 21 indexed citations
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Welchowski, Thomas & Matthias Schmid. (2016). A framework for parameter estimation and model selection in kernel deep stacking networks. Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. 70. 31–40. 13 indexed citations
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Stollenwerk, Björn, Thomas Welchowski, Matthias Vogl, & Stephanie Stock. (2015). Cost-of-illness studies based on massive data: a prevalence-based, top-down regression approach. The European Journal of Health Economics. 17(3). 235–244. 2 indexed citations

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